We are proud of the students who have been a part of BCI as they pursue their future endeavors.

Kristen Smith
Kristen Smith 
Former MS student in pathobiology, focused in Bovine Respiratory Diseases (BRD).
Blaine Johnson, DVM
Former PhD student, pathobiology, he received his DVM from Iowa State and plans to complete his PhD November of 2022.
Hector Rojas
Received his MS February 2022 and is currently a Management Associate @ Cargill: Aminal Nutrition N. America.
Taylor McAtee
Former student, Animal Sciences and Industry, bioscience option. She completed her undergraduate in May 2020 and is now pursuing her Master’s Degree at West Texas A&M University. At completion of her Master’s Degree she plans to begin her Ph.D. in an area of feedlot research. She is originally from La Cynge, Kansas.
Dustin Aherin
Former PhD student, originally from Phillipsburg, Ks, completed his stochastic system model assessments (Feb. 2020). He is now an animal protein analyst at Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of Rabobank, in the RaboResearch Food and AgriBusiness group. He assists in strategic decision making for both the bank and the bank’s client by offering a research-based perspective on fundamental market dynamics and future beef industry trends.
Gabryella Allen
Former MS student, biomedical science received her degree fall of 2020. Originally from Washington, KS. She is a Sr. Marketing Communication Specialist -Pork at Cargill.